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This guidance is aimed at records managers and financial managers in government. It covers the following categories of financial records: bank accounts, expenditures, ledgers, receipts and revenue, salaries and related documents, stores and services, other accountable financial documents.

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A quick reference guide on how to appraise and select records for preservation at The National Archives. It applies to public record bodies who transfer records of historical value to The National Archives and third-party contractors acting on their behalf.

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Guidance on completing an appraisal report, a key summary of the records a government body believes worthy of historical preservation and intends to select for transfer to The National Archives or an approved Place of Deposit.

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This guidance is aimed at Departmental Record Officers and staff in central government departments and agencies who handle records relating to the management of information. It is unlikely that any information management records will be selected for permanent preservation.

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This guidance is aimed at Departmental Record Officers, Finance Directors and Internal Audit staff. It covers all internal audit records no longer required for business purposes, which are subject to a formal appraisal process to determine whether they fall within the criteria of selection for permanent preservation.

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This guidance is aimed at Departmental Record Officers and staff in press offices or public relations/communications units of government departments and agencies. It covers records in all media generated by press offices and related functional areas.

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The following guidance is aimed at Departmental Record Officers and their staff and also staff in government departments and agencies who have responsibilities for project management. It covers records in all media generated by all kinds of projects.

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This guidance covers three components that can be installed on government web servers to provide URL rewriting and redirection functionality, with specific reference to setting up redirection to the Government web archive where a requested URL does not exist on the department site.